Fairfax poet laureate Kay Ryan injured in bicycle accident

Fairfax resident Kay Ryan, a Pulitzer Prize honoree and former U.S. poet laureate, was injured Monday when her bicycle collided with a vehicle.

Fairfax police said the incident was reported at 10:16 a.m. Ryan was riding her bicycle across Broadway, just east of Bolinas Road, when she collided with a car headed eastbound on Broadway. She sustained a head injury and was transported to the hospital, police said.

Further details on Ryan's condition were unavailable. Fairfax police are still investigating whether Ryan or the driver of the vehicle was at fault in the incident.